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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 2004
Page
9
Auditions for Footloose at Carbondale High School from 4 to 8 pm open to teens aged 13 to 19 with contact Carbondale Community Arts at 618 457 5100. Multiple public meetings across counties include library boards, hospital and housing authority gatherings, and village and county commission sessions.
Southern Illinois University board chair Glenn Poshard and Carbondale leaders testified in Carbondale on a plan to create a state Department of Education and shift construction authority to the Capital Development Board. Senate Bills 3000 and 3001 would place the secretary under the governor and move school-building duties to a new board, with hearings aimed at gathering affected perspectives.
More than 300 Southern Illinois grade schoolers joined the Beautify Southern Illinois Student Alliance in an Earth Awareness exhibit at SIU Carbondale. ELISA members and area organizations led hands on stations, paper bag art, and a collaborative sculpture, aiming to spark environmental stewardship and future citizen leaders.
West Frankfort City Council unanimously approved Jim Bernhard to fill the vacancy. He may not immediately become finance commissioner, with a final decision at the next meeting in two weeks. The council also commended officers for methamphetamine arrest, extended the Motor Fuel Tax program, approved two Old King Coal Festival parade permits, and considered a 170000 loan to replace a 32 year old sanitation pumping station on Wharry Street.
The jury trial of Joseph Perruquet opened with 12 jurors and 10 alternates in Union County. Prosecutors say Perruquet posed as a store security guard to lure a 14 year old girl, drove her to a secluded area and sexually abused her. Prospective alternates remained in dispute. judge allowed the trial to proceed with one alternate.
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